Sugar Candies Mini

Shortly after joining Instagram, I found Nadra Ridgeway of Ellis & Higgs. She lives in Germany and her website is translated from German. She is a pattern and fabric designer. After designing her Sugar Candies Mini quilt pattern, she needed a few people to test the pattern. I loved testing the Hexies a la Mode quilt, so I was eager to try another pattern!

I wanted to use fabrics from my stash, so I chose to use the pastel fabrics left over from making my starflower baby quilt.

I used Coats & Clark white thread for all the piecing and quilting. I used polyester batting, and quilted the mini quilt by stitching in the ditch around each candy and just inside the outer border.

I used embroidery floss to tie little bows on each candy. I did not have all the colors I wanted, so I used white floss and "dyed" it with watered down acrylic paints. They dried quite stiff. It worked well for a photo, but I'm sure the colors wouldn't be permanent long-term.

I really enjoyed testing Nadra's pattern and am actively searching for more pattern testing opportunities!

 

Be sure to get the pattern here!

 

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